Curriculum vitae and Filmography

CURRICULUM VITAE AND FILMOGRAPHY


Rossana Lacayo , Managua (Nicaragua) 1956 , High School Graduate from Madeira School (Virginia) United States 1975, and Graduate in Economics from Duke University (North Carolina) United States, 1979.

Photographer and Documentary Specialist, member of the Nicaraguan Cinematography Association (ANCI), Cultural Forum and Nicaraguan Institute for Hispanic Culture (INCH). 1996 Golden Gueguense Award granted by the Nicaraguan Film Club, and 1982 National Photography Award.

She joined the Nicaraguan Film Institute (INCINE) in 1980 as news program producer and director of documentary films. Set photography in the following movies: El Espectro de la Guerra (‘The Spectrum of War’) (1988) directed by Ramiro Lacayo (Nicaragua) and Sandino (1989) directed by Miguel Littin (Chile). She founded the independent film production company “GOTA FILMS” in 2003.

Courses

Renaissance and Baroque Art, Central American University (UCA), Managua, August 2000.
Artistic Expression and Composition, National Engineering University (UNI), Managua, February 2001
Screenplay Techniques, International School for Film and Television ‘San Antonio de los Baños (Cuba) Managua, April 2003
Workshop on Theatrical Tools and Resources for Scenography Professionals, National Fine Arts Institute (Mexico) Managua, November 2003
Management Workshop on Art Management, Communication and Marketing for Stage Arts (AECI –INCH), Managua, December 2003
Workshop on Initiating Social Documentaries (Spanish Embassy - AECI-INCH) Managua, December 2003
Technical Seminar on Lighting, Royal Embassy of Finland, Managua, January 2004
Central American Workshop on Stage Production, (Alter Art, El Carromato, Swedish Drama Institute, Swedish Agency for International Development, SAID), Panama, September/October 2004
Workshop on Theatric Direction (El Carromato , Swedish Agency for International Development , SAID and Sala de Teatro Justo Rufino Garay ), Managua , May 2005
Course of Screen Play (Spanish Embassy-AECI-ANCI),Managua , May 2006
Course Theory and Techniques in Film Direction (Spanish Embassy-AECI-ANCI), Managua , March/April 2007

Cinematographic Production (FILMOGRAPHY)

. Alfabetización en Nicaragua (Literacy Campaign in Nicaragua), Documentary (35 mm)
(INCINE) 1983 Producer
. Haciendo un documental (Making a Documentary) (Video) 28 min. (INCINE) 1984 –
Director and Script-writer
. Estos si pasarán (These will Pass) (16 mm.) 3O min. (INCINE) 1985, Director and Script-
writer
VII Moscow International Film Festival (Russia) 1985
Montreal World Film Festival (Canada) 1986
XXVIII International Documentary Film and Short Movies, Bilbao (Spain) 1986
Chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to the 58th Annual Academy
Awards (Documentary Awards), Hollywood CA (USA)
. Bibliographical Sketch of Julio Cortazar (Video) 28 min. (INCINE) 1985
Director and Script-writer
. Hablemos a calzón quitado (Let’s Talk Frankly) (Video) 15 min. (INCINE-Canadian TV)
1985 – Director and Script-writer
. Madre Sana niño sano (Healthy Mother, Healthy Child) (Video) 15 min. (INCINE-
Canadian TV) 1986 – Director and Script-writer
. Leche materna (Breast Milk) (Video) 15 min. (INCINE-Canadian TV) 1986
Director and Script-writer
. Leonel Vanegas (Video) 28 min. (INCINE-ASTC) 1988 – Director and Script-writer
. Vida en el amor (Life through Love) (Ernesto Cardenal) (Video) 28 min.
(INCINE) 1988 – Director and Script-writer
X International New Latin American Film Festival, Havana, (Cuba) 1988 Third Coral Award
for Movie Posters
. Escuchemos a las mujeres (Listen to Women) (16 mm.) 28 min. (INCINE) 1988 – Director
and Script-writer
XI International New Latin American Film Festival, Havana, (Cuba) 1989
XI International Festival Films de Femmes Créteil (France) 1989
VI International Women’s Film Festival, Madrid (Spain) 1990
I Latin American and Caribbean Short Movies and Video Festival, Caracas (Venezuela) 1992
. Un secreto para mi sola (A Secret for Me Alone) (16 mm.) 27 min. (INCINE) 1988 –
Director and Script-writer
XXXI Documentary and Animated Film Festival, Leipzig (Germany) Journalism and News
Media Award
. Leoncio Sáenz (Video) 28 min. (INCINE- ASTC) 1988 - Director and Script-writer
. Ana Clara (Video) Fiction 30 min. (INCINE) 1991 - Director and Script-writer
. Uniendo esperanzas (Bonding Hope) (Castaldi Group Venezuela - Italy) (Video) 26 min.
1999 - Director and Screen Play



. Verdades Ocultas (Hidden Truths) a “Gota Films” Production (Video) 51 min. 2003 –
Director and Screen Play

III International Documentary Festival, Docupolis Barcelona (Spain) 2003
X Latin American Video Festival, Rosario (Argentina) 2003
XXV International New Latin American Film Festival, Havana (Cuba) 2003
V Film Festival, Gerona (Spain) 2003
VI ICARO Festival, Guatemala City, (Guatemala) 2003
I Latin American and Caribbean Film and Video Festival, San Andres Island (Colombia) 2004
VIII Miami Latin Film Festival, Miami FL (USA) 2004
VI Amnesty International Festival, Amsterdam (Holland) 2004
VI Amnesty International Festival, Antwerp (Belgium) 2004
III Hispanic-American Independent Documentary Video Meeting,
“Contra el silencio todas las voces “ (All Voices Against Silence), Mexico DF (Mexico) 2004
VII International Film Festival of the Americas, Austin, TX (USA)
Strasbourg Film Festival, (Annual Program without Frontiers) Strasbourg (France) 2004
IV Latin American Documentary Video Festival, (Nierika the mirror of the people) Alcalá la
Real , Jaén (Spain) 2004
XI Latin American Film and Video Festival, (Cinesul) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 2004
II International Exhibit of Independent Documentaries, (Cadiz.doc) Cadiz (Spain) 2004
Latin American Film and Video Festival, SURrealities, Bogotá (Colombia) 2004
Special Mention Award Kuntur Pacha (Cóndor Tierra) for the best film in the festival
Granada Film Festival (Annual Program Without Frontiers) Granada, (Spain) 2004 Special
Award for Best Documentary
Nominee to the Dirk Vandersypen Award 2004, Brussels (Belgium)
Sasa International Films Awards Catania-Rome (Italy) 2004
IV Tiburon International Film Festival, Tiburon , CA (USA) 2005
III Belize International Film Festival , Belize City (Belize) 2005
XV International Festival Scenic Arts Bambu 2005 ,Tegucigalpa (Honduras) 2005
II Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival ,Yerevan (Armenia) 2005
VII International Documentary Festival, Bogota (Colombia) 2005
I Latin American Film Festival (LAFF) (3º Muestra de Cine de Nicaragua), Utrecht (Holland)
2005
XXVIII International New Latin American Film Festival, Havana (Cuba) 2006
I International Film and Video Documentary Festival, La Paz (Bolivia) 2007

. Raúl y Emir (Raul and Emir) a “ Gota Films Production “ (Video) short fiction film 28 min.
2004 – Director and Screen Play

. Brisa Nocturna (Night Breeze) a “ Gota Films Production “ (Digital Video) short fiction
film 29 min 2006 – Director and Screen Play

II Latin American Film Festival (LAFF) (4º Muestra de Cine de Nicaragua),Utrecht (Holland)
2006
San Francisco Short Film Festival (APWF), San Francisco CA (USA) 2006
Award Actress Performance Elena de Sojo
Granada Film Festival (APWF),Granada (Spain) 2006
Award Film Art Direction
Golden Lion Film Festival Malkerns (Swaziland) 2006
IV Latin American Film and Video Festival, Buenos Aires (Argentina) 2006
Barcelona International Film Festival (APWF), Barcelona (Spain) 2006
III International Short Festival, Cusco (Peru) 2006
XIV International Short Festival, Santiago (Chile) 2006
II International Latin Film Festival Eckerd College, St. Petersburg FL (USA) 2006
IX Festival ICARO de Cine y Video Centroamericano, Guatemala (Guatemala) 2006
III Festival Cinematográfico del Grupo Latinoamericano y el Caribe (GRULAC)
Managua (Nicaragua) 2006
XXI International Latin Film, Trieste (Italy) 2006
XXVIII International New Latin American Film Festival, Havana (Cuba) 2006
Bruxelles Film Festival (APWF), Bruxelles (Belgium) 2006
Award a la Realisation Integrale
Paris Film Festival(APWF), Paris (France) 2006
7º Caverna Benavides Film Festival, Lebu (Chile) 2006
5º Cine Pobre Film Festival, Gibara (Cuba) 2007
I Internacional Film and Video Documentary Festival,La Paz (Bolivia) 2007

. Equivoco (Mistaken) a “ Gota Film Production “ (Digital Video) Short Fiction Film
8 minutes – 2007 Director and Screen Play